North Van Wolfpack meant business Saturday night (Feb. 22) in eliminating White Rock Whalers from the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs.
On home ice at Harry Jerome Rec Centre in North Vancouver, the Wolfpack cruised to a 10-1 win over the visitors from White Rock in a series-clinching game.
The Whalers won the first game of the series at Centennial Arena back on Feb. 12, but it was all North Van after that in the first-round PJHL series.
END of 2nd -- Wolf Pack 6, Whalers 1 -- White Rock gets on the board with a shorthanded marker from Tyler Rogers in a hard-hitting middle frame. pic.twitter.com/TBS7bfYke3
— WhiteRockWhalers (@WRWhalersHockey) February 23, 2020
Saturday night, White Rock’s lone goal of the game was a shorthanded marker by Tyler Rogers early in the second.
“The Pod plays valiantly but unfortunately their play-off run has ended in North Van,” the Whalers tweeted after the game. “Our thanks to all of our fans who supported us at home and on the road throughout this season!”
In the playoffs, the Whalers were led by leading scorers Ryan Doray and Chris Fortems, who netted five points each, followed by Calder Newson and Zachary Sherwin, with four points each. In goal, Christopher Akerman played the majority of minutes (213) and allowed 17 goals on 126 shots.
Game stats are posted to pjhl.net.
Last Tuesday, a home-ice overtime loss left the Whalers on the brink of playoff elimination to the league-leading Wolfpack, who were dominant in the PJHL this season.
More photos from 1st P -- Whaler D Hayden Dance clears puck from slot; Captain Calder fights for puck. pic.twitter.com/mIJGPOPNRr
— WhiteRockWhalers (@WRWhalersHockey) February 23, 2020
It was a heck of a series, full credit to @WRWhalersHockey you played great, you gave the Wolf Pack a good run. Be Alert @Pacific_Junior the Whalers are going to be really good next season. https://t.co/jmao2qGK21
— Jordan Kiss (@Jordan_NVW) February 23, 2020